Perry Mason (1957)

S5E28 The Case of the Ancient Romeo

Perry and Della enjoy an evening at the theater to watch Perry’s friend, Steve Brock, portray Paris in Romeo and Juliet. Suddenly, the lights fail during the climactic duel between Romeo and Paris. When the illumination returns, the audience gasps in horror as they discover that Franz Lachman, who played Romeo, has been fatally stabbed. With Steve facing accusations of murder, Perry takes it upon himself to have the cast reenact the last scene performed before Lachman's tragic demise.